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Offline Highlander

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Crosswords
« on: September 03, 2017, 21:17:00 PM »
Now that I have more time on my hands (when one of them is not holding a paint brush) I have taken to doing crosswords daily.

Some of the answers to clues really annoy me, for example

CLUE: Not helpful or willing (4-9).

Answers please.



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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2017, 21:32:08 PM »
Unco Operative ?

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2017, 21:42:31 PM »
Tragic though it is for our language, I do actually think that is probably correct :(

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2017, 22:45:53 PM »
Baffled by that.........

a couple more for fun: -

(5 letter answer) Clue:  H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O.

(8 letter answer) Clue:

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2017, 23:19:12 PM »
Ah, I see.

No longer baffled.

unco- operative.

The hyphen done it for me.

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2017, 23:21:28 PM »
Ah, I see.

No longer baffled.

unco- operative.

The hyphen done it for me.

Respectfully, stuart T the point is that I do not believe it is hyphenated  :( :( :(

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2017, 23:23:21 PM »
Baffled by that.........

a couple more for fun: -

(5 letter answer) Clue:  H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O.

(8 letter answer) Clue:

first one - water

second one - anything   ;)

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2017, 23:24:30 PM »
Ah, I see.

No longer baffled.

unco- operative.

The hyphen done it for me.

Respectfully, stuart T the point is that I do not believe it is hyphenated  :( :( :(
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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2017, 23:40:29 PM »


I don't think it is hyphenated - however, there is no other solution I can think of. Perhaps the - between 4 - 9 is the clue).

First one  - water. Correct. Nicely done. ( Daily Telegraph many moons ago. Clue of the Year). (H to O).

Second one. No, Sir.

Try again.

There is no clue.

Hopefully, that helps you.

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Re: Crosswords
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2017, 07:08:23 AM »
Another one, Postmans sack?




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